Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4774, 14 October 1893, Page 5

Local & General.

Good Templary.— The Deßire of Sydenham Lodge will bold its next session on Wednesday evening, instead of on Tuesday. Tho succeeding sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings.. Original Students of Truth.— At the «Bual meeting in the Oddfellcwß' Hall, at 6.45 to-morrow evening, Sister Magdala vail deliver the f ourthlecture in the primary course of " Spiritual Teaching." Chbistohubch Cbntbaii Mission. — On Thursday afternoon, at the Blue Ribbon Hall, a meeting of the newly-formed Dorcas Society in connection with the Chrißtchuroh Central Mission, was held, vfhon the following officers were elected :— President, Mrs Birch } Vice-President, Mrß C. D. E. Ward; Secretary, Mrs Martin; Treaanrer, Mra Sorrell. The Sunday meetings will be continued in the Tuam Street Hall in the evening at 6.45, Blue Ribbon Hall at 11 a.m., Sundayschool in the same building at 2.80 ! p.m. j

Auction*— Messrs Joseph Clarke and Sons will sell 500 cases of fruit, at 1.30 p.m.' on Tuesday. Society fob Social Ethics. — The . regnlar weekly meeting of this Society will ! be held at 8.15 to-morrow evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, when a paper entitled "The Best Book in the World" will be read. Sunday Lbctures.— Mr W. W. Collins will lecture twice at the Theatre Eoyal to-morrow. In the afternoon the subject will be,*'Larrikinism; Its Cause and Its Cure." Previous to this lecture the Lycenm brass band will play some selections. In the evening the lecture will be on "The Poverty Problem," and it will be illustrated with views shown by meanß of the oxy-ether limelight. Previous to this lecture there will ber orchestral seleotiono. The Central Dairy Company.— A meeting attended by about sixty shareholders of the Central Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, was held this morning at the Chamber of Commerce. The meeting was an adjournment from one called last Saturday, when the action of the directorate in taking on a new Manager had been questioned. After some discussion a resolution was unanimously carried expressing the opinion that the Directors were working in the best interests of the Company, and were deserving of the support of all the shareholders. Angling — Mr W. F. Somerville and his son caught forty-three trout, averaging 2£lb in three days and a half, during which they were camped by the moutin of the Eangitata river. Mr Somerville took twenty-eight fish' up to 61b in weight, and his eon fifteen up to 7|lb. The trout there, to, about 3£lb in weight, are in very nice order, but the larger onea require a liberal diet of whitebait and silveries for another month before they will be ready for the table, or afford the angler the proper amount of sport. Orangeism.— The annual meeting of No. 24 L.O.L. took place last Thursday evening in the Orange Hall, Bro Carey, W.M., presiding. There was a good attendance of members and visiting brethren. A candidate was initiated and a member raised to the A.P. degree. The reports for the year's work were satisfactory, and the balance-sheet showed a credit of nearly .£l2. The officers forthe ensuing year were installed into their respective chairs by the W.D.M. of No. 5 Temperance District, Bro' J. Tolerton, in a most impressive manner. After the usual -votes of thanks the Lodge was closed in due form by Bro Middleton, W.M. Boys' High School. — Yesterday the annual Bports in connection with the Boys' High School were carried through very successfully at Lancaster Park. The weather was delightful, but tho heavy rain which fell on Thursday made the cinder and grass tracks very soft. As the day wore , on the grass track improved considerably, and some good performances were put up. E. I Nixon, with twenty-five points, won the j Senior Challenge Cup, given by Mr W. Montgomery to the competitor scoring the greatest number of points in the scratch events, E. C. Cuff being second with twenty points. Cycling.— A meeting of the Committee of the Christchurch Cycling Club (cash amateurs) was held last evening, when final arrangements were made for the opening run on Thursday next, leaving Latimer square at 2.30 p.m. sharp. The cyclists will proceed through the city once, and then go to New Brighton, where the ladies and their friends will be the guests of the Mayoress, at afternoon tea. Short races will be held on the beach, and all cyclists, whether members of a Club or not, are particularly requested to attend. Masonic. — The quarterly communication of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand will be held on the evening of Oct. 26, in the St Augustine Masonic Hall. Obituary.— Mrs Ann Sargant Turner, widow of the lata Bey Nathaniel Turner, died at Melbourne on Tuesday, at the great age of ninety-five years. Mrs Turner was the mother of Mr C. W. Turner, of Christchurch, and her husband worked as a Wesleyan missionary in tbis Colony so long ago as 1823. " Social" at oeraldine.— A very pleasant "social" was given, under the auspices of the Geraldine Sib Patrick's Day Sports Committee on Thursday I evening, and-, despite the wretchedly wet weather, there was a fair attendance. Messrs Davidson and Olliver supplied the music, and Mr Macpherson i was M.C. The refreshments were catered for by Mr J. Eiordan. Fire at Cust.— On Thursday morning, at about one o'clock, a five-roomed dwell-ing-house owned by Mr John Huthnanee, of Taranaki, was totally destroyed by fire. Up till the previous day the house had been occupied by a man named Hawker, who had removed to Oxford. The fire was not discovered by the neighbours in time for any assistance to be available. The property was insured in the. Liverpool, London and Globe Office for .£IOO. Cust Presbyterian Church.— A representative gathering of the ladies of the congregation of the Cust Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday afternoon, the Eev D. D. Eodger presiding, After consideration it was unanimously decided that a series of sewing meetings should be inaugurated to provide materials for holding a gift auction and bazaar on the occasion of the annual reunion of. the congregation. The objects set forth were the augmenting of the ordinary income of the church and providing funds for the erection of a vesfcry. Betting on Elections.— A good 'deal of mild betting is frequently indulged in over elections. Jt is desirable, therefore (cays the Post), to draw attention to the fact that betting is strictly prohibited by the new Electoral Act. Clause 163 enacts .that "every person who makes any wager, bet, or other risk of any nature whatsoever upon the result of any election under this Act, is liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding £20; and every snob wager, bet or other risk shall be and is hereby declared an illegal practice within the meaning of 'The Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1881.'" Persons convicted of an " illegal practice " are liable to a fine not exceeding .£IOO, and are declared to be incapable, during a period j of three years from date of conviction, of j being registered as an elector or voting at j any election, whether it be a Parlia- 1 mentary election or an election for any public office, or of holding any public or judicial office, and if he holds any Buch | office conviction vacates it. Kinderspiel. — The kinderspiel "Playmates" was successfully performed by the pupils of the Waimate Public Sohool, in aid of the school prize fund, in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday night. The hall was filled to overflowing , by parents j and children, several having to stand j during the entire performance. Praise is due to Mr A. S. M. Poison (second master) for the manner in which he trained the children in their various parts. There were over sixty performers in all, the | principal characters being taken by Miss | Teresa Ferguson, Master John Manchester, i Miss Gilbert, Master J. Williams, MiBS C. TTrquhart, Miss Ehoda Berry, Master G. Joyce and Master W. Meyer. All the youngsters performed, their parts well. The dancing of the Highland fling by a company of boys, and the Maypole dance by about twenty-four girls, were particularly good, and showed careful training. A series of tableaux vivants were very good, and the school prize fund will be considerably augmented by the night's entertainment. A new decree of the Russian Minister of Justice ordains that in future a duellist who kills his antagonist will be liablo to six years' imprisonment, and for the infliotion of more or less serious wounds to three years' imprisonment. For duellists who have fought without wounding each other, six months' arrest is apportioned. Any person proved guilty of endeavouring to provoke a duel may be punished with from six weeks' to three months' arrest and a fiae of 100 roubles. A lesser punishment is reserved for any persons acting as seconds. The Czar is "personally very strongly opposed to the practice of duelling under any circumatauces, and it is underBtood tbafc two or three fatal encounters which took place in St Petersburg last year were the primary cause of the issuing of the new edict.

Property Sale.— Messra George King and Co. have sold Mr F. D. S Neave'g Lawford estate, containing 900 acres o£ freehold and 350 acres of leasehold, at Weedons, to Mr Hunter, of Pleasant Point, near Timaru, at a satisfactory price. HorbhiiliviiiLe.— On Wednesday evening the annual meeting in connection with the , Home Mission Fund of the Wealeyan j Church took place. There was a fair at- ; tendance. Mr A. D. Hassall was called | upon to preside. Extraots from the report were read by the Eev S. J. Garlics. The claims of the funds were put forth in an address by the Eev W. Motley, Connexional Secretary. Some excellent selections of inusio were given by a choir under the leadership of Mr Twose. The financial j proceeds were satisfactory, and the lecturer received a hearty vote of ! thanks. j Knights of Laboub. — The Eawhiti ; Assembly held its usual weekly session in the Druid 3* Hall on Wednesday. There was a large attendance of members, the ; Master Workman presiding. Letters were received from the Progressive Liberal, 1 i Association, inviting the Assembly to ap~. j point delegates to confer regarding Par-* liamentary candidates. From the West- j land Miner office, stating that it was to be j ! a labour journal, and requesting support* Delegates wore appointed to meet" the j ! Progressive Liberal Association. A die- j ! cuosion on old age pensions occupied the! | remainder of the evening, after which the. | Assembly wbb closed by the Master Work* ; man. > Theatre Boyal.— There was another good house at the Theatre Eoyal last ' night, when Cogill Bros. New Minstrels i repeated their comprehensive programme. ! The various vocalists were honoured with enthusiastic encores ; and Miss Katherine Vincini's violin bolos were greeted with ! deafening applause ; as were the mandolin performances of Miss Eunice Fernandez. | Mr Slade Murray's character songß called ! forth loud plaudits, as did Mr H. CogilFs dramatic scena "The End." The Cogill Bros.' clever " business " was provocative oJynuch amusement, and Mr Fred Garnett's contortions, and Mr Jack Evans' clog dances were much admired. The programme will be repeated for the laat time this evening, and an entire change will take place on Monday. The Volttnteebs.— Colonel Pox, Commandant of the New Zealand Forces, inspected the E Battery of Artillery and the Canterbury Engineers at the drillshed last evening. The artillery were the first to parade, under Captain Jackson and Lieutenant Donald, forty-five men being present. The battery was subjected to a close inspection by Colonel Fox, after which ft was put through company drill by Captain Jackson and Lieutenant Donald, and manual exercise by SergeantMajor Sinclair, the whole of the movements being performed in a creditable manner. The Canterbury Engineers, in command of Lieutenant M'Gee, paraded forty-nine men strong, and were put through manual and independent firing exercise. The company was afterwards exercised in infantry drill. The inspecting officer expressed himself as satisfied with the company, and arranged to be present at New Brighton on Nov. 4, when the members will give an exhibition of bridge and raftbuilding, as well as military telephone and telegraph work, land and submarine mines and signalling. On Monday evening Colonel Fox will hold an inspection parade of the Christchurch City Guards and A Company Canterbury Eifles. Industrial Building Society. — The first annual meeting of the No. 4 Industrial Building Society of Canterbury was held at the rooms, Manchester street, laßt evening, when there was a fair attendance of shareholders. The annual report congratulated the shareholders on the success that had attended their first year's efforts. Up to Sept. 14, when the accounts were made up, 18S shares had been taken up, leaving 64 to be subscribed for, and arrears on shares amounted to £156 16a. Three appropriations had been made, two by ballot and one by eale, the latter realising J856 15s. No shares had been forfeited, but one had been withdrawn owing to the death of the holder. The amount, advanced in loans to members showed £800, and if the arrears were paid up another appropriation could be made almost immediately. The balance-sheet showed a net profit of J6l3a Oa Sd, after wiping off £14:3 3s preliminary expenses. The assets of the Society were stated at JSBS6 4a 2d. , The report and balance-sheet having been adopted, the retiring Directors were re-elected, and Mr T. Lisle was appointed Shareholders' Auditor. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. Oeangeism.— The Star of Sydenham Lodge, No. 32, held its regular monthly meeting in St Saviour's schoolroom on Tuesday, a large number of members and visitors being present. The W. Master, Bro A. Bleach, presided. One candidate was admitted to the Orange degree, the lecture being given by Bros J. Weir and W. J. Straw. An invitation was received from No. 24 for an. Arch Purple meeting. The Worshipful District Master, Bro J. Tollerton, and District Secretary, Bro J. Carey, were present and conducted the installation of officers as follows : — W. Master, Bro J. Weir; D. Master, Bro W. J. Straw; Seoretary, Bro C. Bush; Treasurer, Bro U. H. Straw; Chaplain, Bro J. Strothers; I. Committeeman, A. Bleach. It was resolved to open the Ladies' Orange Lodge at an early date. Votes of thanks were accorded to the D. Master and Mb officers, and the visiting brethren. Light refreshments were handed round after the business had been concluded, and a very pleasant evening was spent in harmony. The meeting was concluded with the singing of the " National Anthem." "Mock Banquet."— The members of Durham street Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Association celebrated the closing of the winter season with a "mock banquet" in the schoolroom last evening. There was a very good attendance, including a number of ladies. Mr J. E. Sanderson, a Vice-President of the Society, occupied the chair. The toaßt list was as follows: —"The Queen," proposed by the Eev H. E. Dewsburyj " Kindred Societies," proposed by Mr Tregear, and responded to by Mr Gibson; "Music, Literature and Art," proposed by Mra Coleman, and responded to by Mr A. K.England; "Our Legislators," proposed by Mr Brooker, and responded to by Mr J. W. Ffrost; "Our Visitors," proposed by Mr Brown, and responded to by Mr Cant ; " Our Girls and Boys," proposed by Mr C. Gill, and responded to by Miss Kitchingman and Mr Thomas ; " Officers of the Society," proposed by Mr Thompson, and responded to by the President; "The Ladies" and "The Press." The Misses Prudhoe and Gray played a pianoforte duet, and Mrs At K. England, Hiss Andrew, Messrs ' H. Blamires, F. Wilson and F. Postgate contributed songs. Sunday Services.— The annual sermons in aid of the Wesleyan Home Mission Fund will be preached to-morrow. At the Durham street Church the Eev H. E. Dewsbury will preach in the morning, and the Eev W. Morley in the evening. At the Eaat Belt Church the Eev W. Morley will preach in the morning and the Bey F. W. Isitt in the evening. At the Sumner public school Mr J. L. Wilson will oonduot the evening service. At the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church the Eov J. T. Hinton, of Dunedin, will preach, at both, services. At the Methodist Church, St Asaph Btreet, the Eev J. Hosking will preach both morning and evening. At the Bible Christian Church, Lower High street, home mission services will ba held. The Eev J. N. Buttle will preach in the morning, and the Eev W. Baumber in the evening. In the afternoon a service of song will be given. At the Primitive Methodist Church, Cambridge Terrace, Sunday Bchool anniversary services will be celebrated. The Eev J. Wrigley will preaoh in the morning, Mr J. Looms in the afternoon, aad the Esv J. Mitchell in the evening. Mr W. M'Lean will deliver an address at | the Gospel Hall, Oxford Terrace west, at j 3 p.m. Meetings in connection with the | Christohurch Central Mission will be held ; in the Blue Eibbbn Hall ab 11 a.io. and ; 2.30p.m.,andat6.45 p.m. in the Tuam Btreet hall. At tba Trinity Congregational Church the Eev W. G. Parsonson, of Leeston, will preaoh in the morning and > the evening.